Ka-aen: 1 definition
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Ka-aen means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Ka-aen in Thailand is the name of a plant defined with Boesenbergia rotunda in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Kaempferia ovata Roscoe (among others).
2) Ka-aen is also identified with Zingiber zerumbet It has the synonym Amomum silvestre Poir. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of (1807)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1783)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. (1899)
· Exot. Bot. (1806)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
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